Cookies Policy

Cookies policy

A cookie is a small piece of information sent by a website which is stored in the user’s browser so that the website can check the user’s previous browsing activity. Cookies usually store technical information, personal preferences, customized content, statistics, links to social media, access to user accounts, etc. The objective of cookies is to adapt the content of the website to your profile and needs. Without them, the ability of most websites to provide services would be notably diminished. If you wish for more information related to what cookies are, what information they store, how to delete them or deactivate them.

Cookies used in our website

Following the directives of the Spanish Agency for Data Protection, we proceed to detail how we use cookies in our website, so that you have the information with all the exactitude possible.

This website uses the following cookies (of our own):

  • Log in cookies: cookies to verify that users who write comments in the blog are human and not automated programs. This way we avoid spam.

This website uses the following third-party cookies:

  • Google Analytics: it stores cookies to be able to provide us with statistics of the traffic and number of visits our website receives. By navigating to our website, you consent to Google’s treatment of your information. Therefore, any exercise of your rights regarding this, shall be settled directly with Google.
  • Social media: each social media plugin uses its own cookies so that you can click on buttons such as “Like” or “Share”

Deactivation or elimination of cookies

At any given time, you can exercise your right to deactivate or eliminate this website’s cookies. This action shall be done differently depending on the browser you are using.

Additional notes

  • Neither this website nor its legal representatives take responsibility for the content or the veracity of the privacy policies of third parties mentioned in this cookie policy.
  • Browsers are the tools that store cookies and it is through them that you can exercise your right to eliminate or deactivate them. Neither this website nor its legal representatives can grant the correct or incorrect handling of cookies by the aforementioned browsers.
  • In some cases, it is necessary to install cookies for the browser not to forget your decision of not accepting them.
  • In the case of Google Analytics cookies, this company stores their cookies in servers located in the United States of America and has pledged not to share it with third parties, except in cases when it is necessary for the system to work or is required to do so by law. According to Google, they don’t store your IP. Google Inc. is part of the Safe Harbor Agreement that ensures that all data that are transferred will be given a protection level according to the European law. If you would like to have more information on the way Google uses cookies.
  • For any doubt or question about this Cookie policy, do not hesitate to ask us through the contact form on our website.
  • What is a cookie?A cookie is a harmless text file which is stored in your browser so that the website can check the user’s previous browsing activity. Although many people don’t know it, cookies have been in use for as long as 20 years, when the first browsers of the World Wide Web appeared.

What is not a cookie?

It is not a virus, trojan, worm, spam or spyware, nor does it open pop-up windows.

What kind of information does a cookie store?

Cookies do not usually store sensitive information about you, such as credit card numbers, bank accounts, pictures, ID, personal information, etc. The stored data are of a technical nature, such as personal preferences, customized content, etc. The server does not link your activity to you as a person but rather your browser. Actually, if you usually browse through Internet Explorer and try to navigate the same website using Chrome or Firefox you will see that the website doesn’t realize that you are indeed the same person. That is because cookies are only related to the browser, not the person.

What kind of cookies exist?

  • Technical cookies: the most common. They allow us to know whether our website is being navi-gated by a human person or an automated application, whether it is an anonymous user or a registered one. Basic tasks for the workings of any dynamic website.
  • Analysis cookies: they collect data about your navigation, such as the section of the website you focused on, the product portfolio you visited, time frame, language, etc.
  • Advertisement cookies: they show custom advertising depending on your navigation patterns, your country, language, etc.

What is the difference between our own cookies and third-party cookies?

Our own cookies are generated when you visit our website, whereas third-party cookies are generated by other external services such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, etc.

What happens if I disable cookies?

Here we present you with some examples of the consequences of disabling cookies, so that you can understand their scope:

  • You will not be able to share contents in Facebook, Twitter or any other social media.
  • The website will not be able to adapt the contents to your personal preference, as it does in online shopping.
  • You will not be able to access the user area of the website, such as My account, My profile or My orders.
  • E-Commerce: it will be impossible to shop online. You will have to resort to the phone or a visit to the physical shop, it that is a possibility.
  • You will not be able to set your personal preferences, such as your time zone, currency or language.
  • The website will not have data about visitors and traffic to analyze, which Will make it more diffi-cult for the web to be optimized.
  • You will not be able to participate in the blog. You will not be able to upload pictures, comment or evaluate contents. The website will be unable to discern if you are human or an automated spam program instead.
  • You will not see customized advertising; which will reduce the benefits of the website.
  • All social media use cookies, if you disable them you will be unable to use any of them.

Can you delete cookies?

Yes. Not only eliminate, but also block them for a particular website. To eliminate the cookies of certain website, you must go to your browser configuration options and search the specific URL to delete them.

The steps vary depending on the browser you are using:

    1. In Internet Explorer, you must manually delete cookie files.
    2. In Firefox, you can delete cookies by, first ensuring that cookies are to be deleted when you “clear private data” (this setting can be changed by clicking “Tools”, “Options” and “Settings” in the “Private Data” box) and then clicking “Clear private data” in the “Tools” menu.
    3. In Google Chrome you can adjust your cookie permissions by clicking “Options”, “Under the hood”, Content Settings in the “Privacy” section. Click on the Cookies tab in the Content Settings.
    4. in Safari you can delete cookies by clicking “Preferences”, selecting the “Privacy” tab and “Remove All Website Data”.

Legislation applied:Ley 34/2002